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How the Nagas Were Pleased & The Shattered Thighs (Clay Sanskrit Library) Hardcover – March 1, 2009

by Harsha (Author), Bhasa (Author), Andrew Skilton (Translator)
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Two tragic plays that break the rules: both show the hero dying on stage, a scenario forbidden in Sanskrit dramaturgy. King Harsha's play, composed in the seventh century, re-examines the Buddhist tale of a magician prince who makes the ultimate sacrifice to save a hostage snake (naga). The Shattered Thighs, attributed to Bhasa, the illustrious predecessor to ancient Kali·dasa, transforms a crucial episode of the Maha·bhárata war. As he dies from a foul blow to the legs delivered in his duel with Bhima, Duryódhana's character is inverted, depicted as a noble and gracious exemplar amidst the wreckage of the fearsome battle scene.

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    Clay Sanskrit Library
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    380 pages
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    English
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    Clay Sanskrit
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    March 1, 2009
  6. Dimensions
    4.3 x 1 x 6.5 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0814740669
  8. ISBN-13
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clay Sanskrit (March 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0814740669
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0814740668
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.3 x 1 x 6.5 inches
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